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ex·em·pli·fy \igˈzempləˌfī, eg-\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-es) Etymology: Middle English exemplifien, from Middle French exemplifier, from Medieval Latin exemplificare to copy, show by example, from exempli- (from Latin exemplum model, example, copy) + Latin -ficare -fy — more at example 1. obsolete : to set an example to 2. : to show or illustrate by example : furnish with examples < the chief value … lies not so much in any novelty of thesis as in the instances and insights which exemplify and enrich his elaboration — Lucius Garvin > 3. obsolete a. : to put forward or point to as an example b. : to make example of by public punishment 4. a. : copy, transcribe b. : to make an attested copy or transcript of (a document) under seal 5. a. : to be an instance of or serve as an example of : embody < an organism can manifest and exemplify mechanical principles in itself — Weston La Barre > b. : to be typical of : illustrate < his works exemplify the taste of the period > 6. : to go through the ceremonies and rituals of (as a degree of a fraternal order) |